Reports: Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in west China
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BEIJING -- A monitoring group and a US-backed radio station say a Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in western China in an apparent protest against Beijing's rule.
Free Tibet and Radio Free Asia said the monk set himself ablaze in a public square in the town of Kardze on Saturday morning.
The unidentified monk was taken away after the fire was extinguished by security forces. It was uncertain if he survived.
